Movie
Proof of Life
Overview
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Details
- Release date
- 2000-12-08
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Action, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Bel Air Entertainment, Anvil Films, Grupo Cine
- Country
- United States of America, Ecuador, United Kingdom, Poland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Meg Ryan as Alice Bowman
- Russell Crowe as Terry Thorne
- David Morse as Peter Bowman
- Pamela Reed as Janis Goodman
- David Caruso as Dino
- Anthony Heald as Ted Fellner
- Stanley Anderson as Jerry
- Gottfried John as Eric Kessler
- Alun Armstrong as Wyatt
- Michael Kitchen as Ian Havery
- Margo Martindale as Ivy
- Mario Ernesto Sánchez as Arturo Fernandez
Crew
- Taylor Hackford - Director
- Tony Gilroy - Writer
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